swollenly

adv

swollenly

adv

Etymology From swollen + -ly.

1

In a swollen manner; bloatedly.

  • […] men who grow suddenly and swollenly rich by the opportunities of public office, and by their works of shameful robbery from the helpless citizens […]1870, Edward Everett Hale, Old and new:
  • I saw a tear gather at the inner corner of each eye, gather very slowly and swollenly and then run down with the precision of a tiny mechanical toy […]1960, Robert Penn Warren, All the King's Men:

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